Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected for an explanation of the financial terms that will deliver the much-vaunted 100 Billion-dollar LNG “Prosperity Fund” that will allegedly eliminate the provincial debt, lower taxes and underwrite the services we have come to rely on.
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The Common Sense Canadian: BC LNG: All pain no gain as Liberals fail to deliver on tax regime…again
The Clark Govt has once again delayed the announcing its LNG royalty regime (Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons) British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected for an explanation of the financial terms that will deliver the much-vaunted 100 Billion-dollar LNG “Prosperity Fund” that will allegedly eliminate the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Shale gas, LNG exports and the elephant in the room
I listened intermittently to the Public Proceedings of the Yukon Legislature’s “Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing” held in Whitehorse on January 31 and February 1. The presentations focussed mainly on the minutia of drilling, hydraulic fracturing, water consumption, environmental impacts, regulations, water contamination and so
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Vancouver Island vs Texas Frackers
Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor The frackers are moving closer. We may have a front row seat to learning what the Peace River farmers and Alberta ranchers have been living through. Last year Quicksilver Resources Canada purchased the former Elk Falls pulp mill site on the north side of Campbell
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BC Liberals Energy Fiasco Continues As Site ‘C’ Now Slated To Supply Energy To California
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Do we have anybody in the Christy Clark BC Liberal Government who has any idea of what they are doing when it comes to energy issues in this province? What happened to cause this flip-flop from needing ‘Site C’ water for LNG energy production of the fracking
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Manitoba government floats northern oil, LNG port for Churchill
The port of Churchill (John Woods) Read this Jan. 18 story from The Winnipeg Free Press on a new government report envisioning the transformation of the northern port of Churchill, Manitoba into an export hub for Alberta bitumen and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Shipping oil by rail across northern Manitoba could be
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark’s Flatulent Gas Projections Leave Bad Odour
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cruising through my daily blog watch I came across this interesting piece from the Common Sense Canadian. Damien Gilles featured Mark Hume’s story from the Globe and Mail that casts doubt on the future surplus of LNG in BC. Oops! Here is the full report from David
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Geoscientist’s report undermines BC Government’s LNG figures
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this Jan. 22 story from The Globe and Mail’s Mark Hume on a new report from esteemed geoscientist David Hughes which suggests the Clark Government and national energy regulator’s LNG figures are more based on hot air than natural gas. The Common Sense Canadian covered Hughes’ report in
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Shale gas expert drills 50,000 holes in BC LNG plans
Fracking operations in BC’s Horn River Basin (Two Island Films) A new report from geoscientist and shale gas expert David Hughes offers a big reality check for BC’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. As a former 32-year veteran of the Geological Survey of Canada, Hughes led a national review of the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Clark rushes Woodfibre LNG approval, risking backlash
Artist’s rendering of proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Howe Sound, BC Read this Jan. 6 Globe and Mail story by Mark Hume on BC Premier Christy Clark’s push to get a new, proposed LNG terminal in Howe Sound approved with reduced regulatory hurdles – a move that could backfire. Premier Christy Clark
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Canadians get lots of coal, oil and gas in holiday trash dump
The Friday night trash dump is a well-known trick of governments looking to dispense with bad news as quietly as possible. Controversial announcements are made in the last hour of the last day of the week to avoid public scrutiny. This year, the holiday season has served the same role, only on a much
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC LNG bigger than Tar Sands? Export licences face Cabinet review
BC LNG applications dwarf oil pipeline proposals and Tar Sands production, but receive only a fraction of the attention. On Monday, the same day the news broke that Kinder Morgan has finally filed its Vancouver pipeline expansion proposal, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver also chose to announce that four massive
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: National Energy Board approves 4 LNG export licences for 25 years
Petronas/Progress’ proposed LNG project near Prince Rupert, BC obtained 1 of 4 25-yr export licences CALGARY – The National Energy Board has approved applications by four companies for 25-year licences to export liquid natural gas from the West Coast. Subject to final government review, the applications approved by NEB would
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC slashing royalties, taxes for LNG in closed-door negotiations
BC Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman (Damien Gillis) Read this Oct. 7 story from The Vancouver Sun on the BC Liberal government’s scheme to lower natural gas royalties and taxes in order to attract investment in a new liquefied natural gas industry. The move directly contradicts the government’s promise of $100 Billion
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: With LNG, Asian takeovers of Canadian energy assets still booming
Asian investment explodes in BC’s LNG market, rivalling the scale of resource development in the tarsands, as new trade deals threaten to entrench foreign state ownership of Canada’s key energy assets. “The relationship is suffering,” or so goes the mantra in our mainstream press. For the last number of months, politicians, media
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG in a Nutshell
Damien Gillis stitches together the big picture of the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the fracking from which it would derive if the BC Liberal Government’s vision to build five plants on BC’s coast goes forward. From a Nov.18 discussion at Vancouver’s SFU Harbour Centre – alongside the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Chinese company looks to fuel trucks with LNG plants in Vancouver, Edmonton
Read this Nov. 19 story from The Vancouver Sun on Chinese-owned company ENN Canada’s plan to build liquefied natural gas plants in Vancouver and Edmonton to provide fuel for the trucking industry. CALGARY — Two companies are teaming up to build liquefied natural gas plants in Vancouver and Edmonton to serve the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: LNG companies change pipeline routes to avoid bear sanctuaries
photo: Ian McAllister/Pacific Wild Valhalla Wilderness Society is reporting that a pair of proposed natural gas pipelines connected to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals planned for Prince Rupert will no longer pass through two important grizzly bear sanctuaries. The changes come following public pressure from Valhalla and other conservation groups.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Premier Christy Clark defends LNG industry’s carbon footprint
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this Nov. 13 story from CBC.ca on BC Premier Christy Clark’s response to mounting concerns over the massive carbon footprint associated with her government’s plan to build an LNG industry. The five major plants the province envisions for BC’s coast would dramatically boost
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Regulator, Encana sued over fracking, water
Vancouver-based environmental law firm ecojustice announced a lawsuit Wednesday in BC court against the province’s oil and gas regulator over its allegedly unlawful issuance of water permits for fracking. The suit, which also names energy giant Encana, is being brought on behalf of the Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC
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